April 18th in History

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April 18th in History

1775: American colonial patriot Paul Revere made his famous ride from Lexington to Concord, Massachusetts, warning the American people that the British “redcoats” had landed and will soon arrive
1906: An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people
1934: First Laundromat opens in the United States. Now you can wash your dirty laundry in public
1949: Republic of Ireland created

April 18th birthdays

1480: Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara
1882: Leopold Stokowski, British composer
1922: Barbara Hale, American actress
1947: James Woods, American actor